Fracture mechanics in the semigrand canonical ensemble
We present a novel simulation method to assess the quasi-static fracture resistance of materials. Set within a semigrand canonical Monte Carlo (SGCMC) simulation environment, an auxiliary field –the bond rupture potential– is introduced to generate a sufficiently large number of possible microstates...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2022
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/139066 |